We all have brick walls we want to bust through in our genealogy research. I shared a few ways to find an elusive ancestor last week. What are some other ways to break through those pesky brick … Continued
I have a couple of ancestors that I have had a difficult time finding any information on. I’ve even begun to wonder if my ancestor even existed. I’m sure you have some like this also. So what … Continued
Genealogists enjoy helping one another. They are often willing to help with generating ideas or to conduct research if you live in another locality. In the genealogy community this is referred to as Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness {RAOGK}. This … Continued
I discussed creating a timeline for your ancestors. Another way to keep track is to map them. This is especially true for our ancestors that were explorers and lived in different areas. Mark on a map the various places your … Continued
I love to create a timeline for my ancestors. This way I am able to map out their life events and locations. This helps me to understand and visualize these events. I also incorporate specific events in the lives of … Continued
Chronicling America is the online newspaper available through the Library of Congress. This website is a great resource and has newspapers from 1836-1922 across the country that are available. Why are the newspapers only through 1922? Because these are in … Continued
I recently saw an article where the individual mentioned printing wedding pictures of both the bride and grooms parents, grandparents, great grandparents and great great grandparents and incorporating them into the décor of the wedding. This got … Continued
Last week we discussed how to organize digital genealogy files. Today, I want to discuss how to organize paper genealogy files. The two most common ways to organize the files are: File folders—use file folders that are labelled … Continued
If you’ve been doing genealogy for any length of time you probably have a lot of digital files. So how do you organize these files? Create folders—create folders for your family history. Have a main folder that is easily assessable … Continued
Recently, I had someone ask when we were going to have the next family reunion. I honestly answered “I don’t know.” With over 500+ descendants living, we are lucky to have the same faithful group of about thirty to attend … Continued